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Happy Friday ...

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Remember this pile of stitching that needed to be finished but I couldn't show you two of the finishes because they were for exchanges? Well both exchanges arrived at their new homes last week ... First up is my Seasonal Exchange for Michelle . The design is by Homespun Elegance. I used some ThreadworX variegated thread ... I thought it looked real Springy ... My Lizzie*Kate exchange was for Kathy . I had so much fun stitching this design ... it was a quick stitch and I loved the colors. I was in mood for Valentine stitching and Carol of iStitch had just the perfect freebie for my mood ... someday it will be a sweet little pinkeep. I'll back it with the fabric it's laying on ... and Carol had another Valentine design that I just had to stitch ... not a freebie, but well worth the buying ... I just LOVE it! I'll be finishing this as a pillow using the fabric it's laying on ... I'm so excited that after my last post I have Spring/Easter exchanges set up w

Spring has arrived ...

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I received this sweet pillow from Bonnie . She was my partner Round A on the Lizzie*Kate Exchange Blog . Hello Spring is a L*K freebie. I just love this little pillow ... hope it makes Spring hurry up! There's rick rack all around the pillow with little beads ... I'll have to try that finish sometime, I love the look ... Thanks Bonnie, I just love the pillow! Another pretty arrived in my mailbox last week ... a PIF from Sonda . She stitch this lovely Joy tree for me. It's so pretty and over one too ... I love how it looks :) She also made me a red Joy scissor fob which will soon adorn one of my red scissors. Thanks Sonda, I love everything! Friday was Monica's birthday. We took her to Susumu Japanese Steakhouse. It's one of our favorite local restaurants. Smiley group ... Here's Rudy ... he cooked a wonderful meal for us ... and was pretty funny too! I love watching them cook ... Everything looks sooo good ... and it was! After dinner we came back to